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    U.S. and China Announce Surprise Climate Agreement at COP26

    U.S. and China Announce Surprise Climate Agreement at COP26

    The world’s two biggest climate polluters announced a surprise agreement at COP26 Wednesday. The agreement was light on details but was significant nonetheless, and seen as a potentially positive signal of U.S.-China relations. The two countries will take “enhanced climate actions” and “raise ambition in the 2020s” toward keeping the global warming limits central to […]

    ‘We’re Here To Call For Climate Justice,’ Say Glasgow Protesters

    ‘We’re Here To Call For Climate Justice,’ Say Glasgow Protesters

    Mark Hertsgaard This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — “I’d feel ridiculous if I weren’t here,” said Tom Birch, a teacher from Edinburg, as he carried a sign reading “Soon Humanity Will Be Net-Zero.” Birch was among the many tens of […]

    Only Two Percent of the Great Barrier Reef Has Escaped Coral Bleaching

    Only Two Percent of the Great Barrier Reef Has Escaped Coral Bleaching

    The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble. It has experienced five mass bleaching events since 1998, three of them in the last five years. Now, new research published in Current Biology Thursday finds that only two percent of the reef escaped some bleaching during that time. “This is one of the most confronting results of […]

    U.S. Doesn’t Sign Pact to Quit Coal at COP26

    U.S. Doesn’t Sign Pact to Quit Coal at COP26

    At COP26 on Thursday, more than 40 countries announced an agreement to stop burning coal. The agreement includes 23 new countries signing on to a promise to stop building new coal plants, including some of the world’s largest coal users. “The end of coal is in sight,” said COP President Alok Sharma. The United States […]